Toy.



No. 628.5I9. Patented luly Il, |899. R. P. BURKE & J. R. DONEGAN.

TOY.

(Application led Nov. 2l, 1898.)

(No Model.)

' ing, in which are arranged pivoted pins for UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

RICHARD P. BURKE AND JOSEPH R. DOEGAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N 0. 628,519, dated July11, 1899. Application led November 21, 1898. Serial-No. 697,042. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern: Q

Be it known that we, RICHARD P. BURKE and JOSEPH R. DONEGAN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at St. Louis, State of'Missouri,

have made a certain new and useful Improvement in Toys, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis speciication, in which- Figure l is a View in elevation of ourimproved toy, the near half being removed to more clearly show theinterior mechanism. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the other half of thecasing. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the assembled parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in toys of thatclass which are designed to be operated by a weight introduced into achute, said weight contacting with movable parts of the toy in itspassage therethrough.

The object of this invention is to construct a toy of the characterdescribed in a simple and cheap manner, and for purposes of amuse]- mentthe casing inclosing the movable parts of the toy is shaped to representa horse or mule whose ears and tail are pivoted,and when the weight isintroduced into the chute one or the other of these pivoted parts willbe moved.

With this object in view the invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts, all of which willhereinafter be described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A indicates part of the casthe levers and other movableparts mounted therein.' This part of the casing, as shown in Fig. l, isso shaped as to represent a horse or mule divided in half, a suitablebase being arranged to support the animal and also receive theiweightafter it passes through the chute.

B indicates an opening arranged in the top of the casing, which ispreferably formed with a flaring or bell-mouth opening, into which isintroduced a weight C, preferably in the form of! a sphere. Immediatelybelow Y' this chute B is a triangular-shaped projection D, whose apex isin axial alinemeut with the opening B.

E indicates a bell-crank lever pivotedat c and whose inner end carries apan e for receiving the sphere D should said sphere roll to the left ofprojection C, said pan upon receiving said weight tipping the bell-cranklever, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, and discharging theweight D into a channel F, which channel conducts the weight to gutter Fin the base, from which the ball D may be taken and again introducedinto the opening B. Pivotally connected to the outer end of bell-cranklever E is a link G, whose other end is pivotally connected to the leverH, representingthe ears of the animal. Link G is preferably connectedabove the pivot-point of lever H, which lever below its pivot-pointcarries a weight H', which is designed at all times .to retain lever Hin its forward position and in so doing restore the pan on the inner endof Athe bell-crank lever E to its normal or raised position, said panbeing arrested partly outside of the casing to represent the tail of theanimal. The outer end of lever K is weighted, so that should the partsbe moved to position shown in dotted lines at the right of Fig. 1 by theball D being thrown into the pan of lever I weighted end of lever K willrestore said parts to their normal position, which is shown by the fulllines in said figure. Lugs or projections a are provided in casing A forarresting the downward movement of the pans.

A represents the other half of the casing, which correspondssubstantially to the part A, except that it is reversed, and which isdesigned to be placed in register with the part A and secured thereto bysuitable screws,

which engage in openings In` order to ICO make the pivot-pins of theseveral levers firmer, we prefer to provide bearings in the part A' ofcasing to receive said pivot-pins, as Shown in Fig. 2

we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl? The combination ofa casing shaped to When the parts are assembled and ball D is introducedinto the opening B, it will strike the apex of projection D and bethrown to the right or left-if to the former elevating the outer end oflever K., as shown by dotted lines, and if to the latter moving lever Hrearwardly, as shown by dotted lines', if it should fall as dischargedfrom the pans and into passage-way F. and H restore the parts to theirnormal positions, and the ball may be again introduced into opening B tooperate one or the other sets of levers.

In addition to the amusement furnished the operators of the toy acertain element of chance enters into the path the ball pursues, ithaving to go to one side or the other, it being uncertain as to which,so that the ears or the tail of thc animal will be operated. Thisuncertainty as to which of the sets of levers will be operated upon theintroduction of the ball renders the toy an amusing substitute for coin,the toss of which, resulting in either heads or tails, will decide aquestion.

We are aware that many minor changes in the construction, arrangement,and combination of the several parts can be made and substituted forthose herein shown and described without in the least departing from thenature and principle of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, what The weighted levers K`representan animal, pivoted ears, a pivoted tail, a base on which saidanimal is supported provided in its upper face with a runway F', aguide-chute B in the top of the casing, a shaped projection in saidcasing directly in line with said chute, a pan on each side of said project-ion, connections between one pan and the ears, and between the otherpan and the tail, and a chute F leading from said cas ing to said runwayF', substantially as described.

2. The combination of a casing, levers piv-` oted toand extending beyondthe casing at opposite ends, a guide-chute B in the top of the casing, aA-shaped projection directly below said guide-chute, a pan at each sideof said projection, connections between each pan and one of said levers,and a delivery-chute below said projection, the pans being so shaped andarranged that either one is adapted to receive a Weight falling on saidprojection and deliver the same directly to said deliverychute,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures, in the presenceof two witnesses, this ISth day of November, 1898.

RICHARD P. BURKE. JOSEPH R. DONEGAN.

Witnesses:

F. R. CORNWALL, WM. H. Sco'rT.

